The compositionend event is fired when the composition of a passage of text has been completed or cancelled (fires with special characters that require a sequence of keys and other inputs such as speech recognition or word suggestion on mobile).
Properties
| Property |
Type |
Description |
target Read only |
EventTarget |
Focused element processing the composition. |
type Read only |
DOMString |
The type of event. |
bubbles Read only |
boolean |
Does the event normally bubble? |
cancelable Read only |
boolean |
Is it possible to cancel the event? |
view Read only |
WindowProxy |
Document.defaultView (window of the document) |
detail Read only |
long (float) |
0. |
data |
DOMString (string) |
The original string being edited, otherwise the empty string. Read only. |
locale |
DOMString (string) |
The language code for the composition event, if available; otherwise, the empty string. Read only. |
Browser compatibility
| Feature |
Chrome |
Firefox (Gecko) |
Internet Explorer |
Opera |
Safari |
| Basic support |
(Yes) |
9.0 (9.0)[1] |
(Yes) |
Not supported |
? |
| Feature |
Android |
Firefox Mobile (Gecko) |
IE Mobile |
Opera Mobile |
Safari Mobile |
| Basic support |
? |
9.0 (9.0)[1] |
? |
? |
? |
[1] The event was fired in versions of Gecko before 9.0, but didn't have the DOM Level 3 attributes and methods. Gecko doesn't support the locale attribute for trusted events yet. However, this value can be set via initCompositionEvent() when creating untrusted events.